Paul D. Tonko

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).

April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which sets deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sends stalled talks to mediation and arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which sets deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sends stalled talks to mediation and arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would cancel the March 2025 executive order that removed union bargaining rights from most federal workers. Union contracts in effect before the order would stay in force for their full terms. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.

December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted against H.J.Res. 98, which the House passed 206-177. The measure sought to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule that made it easier to hold two companies responsible as joint employers. That covers pairs like a franchise chain and its local owner. The Senate agreed 50-48, the president vetoed it, and the override failed 214-191. The resolution never took effect.

January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, which would have let doctors, nurses and other clinical staff at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over matters the Veterans Affairs Secretary can now exclude, such as patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

December 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act, which would have barred moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. It would have limited such moves to the job categories that existed in September 2020. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

September 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, which would have let injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under the federal workers' compensation program, not only by doctors. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, which would have moved airport security screeners into the regular federal personnel system. That would have given them the same union bargaining rights and appeal rights as most federal workers, though still no right to strike. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

May 12, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, which presumes that certain cancers and chronic lung disease in federal firefighters with at least five years of service were caused by the job, and does the same for a heart attack or stroke suffered during, or within 24 hours after, firefighting or emergency response. That makes it easier for them and their families to get workers' compensation. The House passed it 288-131. The Senate never voted on this bill, but Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 as part of the annual defense bill.

May 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, which extended the right to break time and a private space to pump breast milk at work to salaried and other workers the existing law left out. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, which would have required a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and social service settings. Employers would have had to write and follow violence prevention plans with input from their workers. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

April 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 7, which narrowed the defenses an employer can raise for paying men and women differently, barred retaliation against workers who discuss pay, and strengthened workers' legal options in wage discrimination cases. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 842, the PRO Act, which would have strengthened workers' right to form unions. It would have barred employers from permanently replacing strikers, fined employers up to $10,000 per violation of labor board orders, and overridden state right-to-work laws for union fees. Many independent contractors would have counted as employees. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).

April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, which extended the right to break time and a private space to pump breast milk at work to salaried and other workers the existing law left out. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for H.R. 7, which narrowed the defenses an employer can raise for paying men and women differently, barred retaliation against workers who discuss pay, and strengthened workers' legal options in wage discrimination cases. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.J.Res. 98, which the House passed 206-177. The measure sought to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule that made it easier to hold two companies responsible as joint employers. That covers pairs like a franchise chain and its local owner. The Senate agreed 50-48, the president vetoed it, and the override failed 214-191. The resolution never took effect.

January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Introduced the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act to expand federal home-weatherization efforts that reduce household utility costs.

February 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: tonko.house.gov · researched September 7, 2026